CVE-2011-1154

Publication date 30 March 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The shred_file function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
logrotate	11.04 natty	Fixed 3.7.8-6ubuntu3.1
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 3.7.8-6ubuntu1.1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 3.7.8-4ubuntu2.2
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

issue #6 shred option was introduced in logrotate 3.7.5

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
logrotate	Upstream: https://fedorahosted.org/logrotate/changeset/311 Upstream: https://fedorahosted.org/logrotate/changeset/313

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)